Today in Comics History, July 1: Happy birthday, Billy Graham!

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published July 1, 2022.

Born on this day in 1935: comics artist (and actor and playwright) Billy Graham (Black Panther, Luke Cage: Hero for Hire, Sabre, Vampirella, more). Power Man villain Stiletto is his co-creation!


Comics writer Don McGregor writes (at length, as he always does!) abotu working with Rich Buckler and Billy on the famous "Panther's Rage" story in Jungle Action and the creation of Erik Killmonger.

from Marvel's Voices: Legacy 2022 #1 one-shot (Marvel, April 2022), by Don McGregor
(Click picture to do justice to Don's extensive prose!)
Happy birthday, Billy!


from (L) Mighty Marvel Calendar 1976 (Marvel, 1975, and
(R) 1975 Mighty Marvel Convention Program Book (Marvel, 1975), photograph by Michele Wolfman